Karla
#799 for girls in 2025, 340 births · Last seen for boys in 2009 at #10,994
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2002 · 1,840 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 91,586since 1915
Karla over time
Rank among girls' names. Karla has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #799 | 340 | — | |
| 2024 | #732 | 385 | — | |
| 2023 | #710 | 398 | — | |
| 2022 | #689 | 425 | — | |
| 2021 | #701 | 411 | — | |
| 2020 | #676 | 420 | — | |
| 2019 | #680 | 427 | — | |
| 2018 | #628 | 476 | — | |
| 2017 | #557 | 553 | — | |
| 2016 | #561 | 554 | — | |
| 2015 | #510 | 617 | — | |
| 2014 | #503 | 621 | — | |
| 2013 | #475 | 647 | — | |
| 2012 | #412 | 761 | — | |
| 2011 | #352 | 910 | — | |
| 2010 | #324 | 989 | — | |
| 2009 | #298 | 1,116 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #243 | 1,421 | — | |
| 2007 | #219 | 1,581 | — | |
| 2006 | #208 | 1,656 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #203 | 1,716 | — | |
| 2004 | #196 | 1,749 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #179 | 1,780 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #175 | 1,840 | #7,055 | 9 |
| 2001 | #193 | 1,699 | — | |
| 2000 | #203 | 1,587 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #194 | 1,609 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #209 | 1,473 | #5,840 | 10 |
| 1997 | #201 | 1,470 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #204 | 1,435 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #241 | 1,182 | #6,407 | 8 |
| 1994 | #223 | 1,260 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #234 | 1,197 | #5,002 | 11 |
| 1992 | #239 | 1,157 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #257 | 1,088 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #276 | 1,002 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1989 | #279 | 966 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1988 | #286 | 866 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #283 | 868 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #271 | 915 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #277 | 902 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #262 | 934 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #253 | 940 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #259 | 957 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #252 | 986 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #250 | 1,026 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #238 | 1,080 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #250 | 948 | — | |
| 1977 | #248 | 1,000 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #242 | 978 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #242 | 1,013 | — | |
| 1974 | #239 | 1,065 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #230 | 1,111 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #243 | 1,121 | — | |
| 1971 | #216 | 1,417 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #196 | 1,634 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #205 | 1,536 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #205 | 1,504 | — | |
| 1967 | #190 | 1,646 | — | |
| 1966 | #193 | 1,686 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #188 | 1,804 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #182 | 2,060 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #189 | 2,007 | — | |
| 1962 | #192 | 1,947 | — | |
| 1961 | #195 | 1,871 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #206 | 1,655 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #206 | 1,635 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #214 | 1,484 | — | |
| 1957 | #215 | 1,529 | — | |
| 1956 | #218 | 1,391 | — | |
| 1955 | #234 | 1,205 | — | |
| 1954 | #241 | 1,135 | — | |
| 1953 | #266 | 941 | — | |
| 1952 | #279 | 828 | — | |
| 1951 | #292 | 722 | — | |
| 1950 | #319 | 592 | — | |
| 1949 | #361 | 480 | — | |
| 1948 | #366 | 465 | — | |
| 1947 | #359 | 504 | — | |
| 1946 | #364 | 427 | — | |
| 1945 | #397 | 319 | — | |
| 1944 | #488 | 217 | — | |
| 1943 | #505 | 218 | — | |
| 1942 | #541 | 187 | — | |
| 1941 | #572 | 148 | — | |
| 1940 | #592 | 137 | — | |
| 1939 | #610 | 122 | — | |
| 1938 | #737 | 87 | — | |
| 1937 | #752 | 81 | — | |
| 1936 | #791 | 73 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,135 | 38 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,019 | 46 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,262 | 32 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,421 | 28 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | — | |
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | — | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | — | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Karla! It came in at #3,434, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1921, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Karla is popular in 1995
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#117 · 1 in 541
- California#121 · 1 in 541
- Nevada#126 · 1 in 473
- Arizona#137 · 1 in 581
- New Mexico#164 · 1 in 611
Best ever in a state: #22 in North Dakota, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #117 | 252 | 1 in 541 |
| California | #121 | 434 | 1 in 541 |
| Nevada | #126 | 17 | 1 in 473 |
| Arizona | #137 | 47 | 1 in 581 |
| New Mexico | #164 | 14 | 1 in 611 |
| District of Columbia | #173 | 7 | 1 in 576 |
| Florida | #257 | 49 | 1 in 1,487 |
| Nebraska | #267 | 6 | 1 in 1,389 |
| Illinois | #270 | 49 | 1 in 1,481 |
| New York | #283 | 67 | 1 in 1,605 |
| Virginia | #296 | 19 | 1 in 1,794 |
| Massachusetts | #305 | 18 | 1 in 1,833 |
| Maryland | #326 | 13 | 1 in 1,896 |
| New Jersey | #336 | 20 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Colorado | #351 | 11 | 1 in 1,843 |
| Kansas | #379 | 6 | 1 in 2,132 |
| Utah | #384 | 7 | 1 in 2,114 |
| Arkansas | #404 | 5 | 1 in 2,320 |
| Pennsylvania | #409 | 22 | 1 in 2,834 |
| Washington | #409 | 13 | 1 in 2,200 |
| Georgia | #446 | 14 | 1 in 2,923 |
| Oklahoma | #449 | 6 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Mississippi | #456 | 5 | 1 in 2,418 |
| North Carolina | #499 | 11 | 1 in 3,479 |
| Wisconsin | #510 | 7 | 1 in 3,713 |
| Missouri | #577 | 7 | 1 in 4,227 |
| Indiana | #652 | 6 | 1 in 5,458 |
| Michigan | #670 | 10 | 1 in 5,263 |
| Ohio | #1,001 | 6 | 1 in 10,579 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Karla
- 67 spots since 2024 (#732 → #799)
- 123 spots since 2020 (#676 → #799)
- 289 spots since 2015 (#510 → #799)
- Biggest jump: 344 spots in 1936 (#1,135 → #791)
- Biggest drop: 71 spots in 2018 (#557 → #628)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 2002 at #175 (1,840 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1936–2025
- Highest: 1 in 920 girls born in 1964 were named Karla (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,727 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #175 in 2002, was only 1 in 977 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.3% of all girls named Karla (17,716) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | #3,434 (1915) | #3,878 |
| 1920s | 65 | #2,859 (1927) | #3,735 |
| 1930s | 536 | #610 (1939) | #1,238 |
| 1940s | 3,102 | #359 (1947) | #455 |
| 1950s | 11,462 | #206 (1959) | #248 |
| 1960s | 17,716 | #182 (1964) | #195 |
| 1970s | 11,367 | #196 (1970) | #234 |
| 1980s | 9,360 | #250 (1980) | #267 |
| 1990s | 12,873 | #194 (1999) | #228 |
| 2000s | 16,145 | #175 (2002) | #212 |
| 2010s | 6,555 | #324 (2010) | #500 |
| 2020s | 2,379 | #676 (2020) | #718 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Karla in 1995
Top girls' names in 1995
Top boys' names in 1995
More about 1995
girls
1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 1,488 of them was named Karla, which outranked 98.5% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 237,963 of them was named Karla, which outranked 38.0% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,928Zeferino9
- #5,928Zenon9
- #5,928Ziare9
- #6,407Karla8
- #6,407Aaronjames8
- #6,407Abdel8
- #6,407Abrar8
- #6,992Abayomi7
- #6,992Abdullahi7
- #6,992Abu7
Tied with 584 names at #6,407; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.